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Data Platform Engineer
Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) · Den Haag, ZH, Netherlands
Den Haag, ZH, NetherlandsContract4,818-7,094 EUR/monthlyOnsite
Remuneration
Individual choice budget worth 16.5% of gross annual salary
Location
Den Haag, ZH, Netherlands
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The Data Platform Engineer develops, operates, and improves a cloud-native data platform that automates the collection, processing, enrichment, and sharing of data for cybersecurity work. The role focuses on platform reliability across cloud and on-premises environments, troubleshooting data pipelines, testing software upgrades, and supporting teams that use or contribute data. The technology stack includes Python, SQL, Dagster, dbt, Apache Pulsar, ClickHouse, Kubernetes, and Docker.
Benefits
Individual choice budget worth 16.5% of gross annual salary, comprising money anStudy and career development facilitiesCompany fitnessFull reimbursement of commuting public transport costsPartially paid parental leave
Qualifications
- Higher professional or university-level education in computer science, data engineering, or a related field
- Demonstrable experience with Python and SQL
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD tooling, and Git
- Experience developing and maintaining data models and data modeling tools
- Experience with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code ecosystems
- Experience with distributed data and compute systems
- Experience with real-time and batch data pipelines
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent spoken and written Dutch and English
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, optimize, and expand the data platform
- Keep platform services stable, scalable, and available across cloud and on-premises environments
- Automate data ingestion and processing through batch and real-time pipelines
- Investigate failed jobs, resource consumption, monitoring data, and logs, and resolve issues with data specialists
- Collaborate with product teams to connect data sources and enable data exchange, enrichment, and analysis
- Assess and test open-source tool updates, check for breaking changes, and deploy releases
- Support teams in accessing, processing, and using platform data
Skills
AirflowClickHousedbtDockerGitHelmKafkaKubernetesPulsarPythonTempoTerraformTrino
Degrees
Higher professional or university-level education in computer science, data engi
Languages
DutchEnglish
Work schedule
32–36 hours per weekPossible on-call duty outside office hours for acute threats and incidents
Industry
CybersecurityGovernmentInformation technologyData engineering
Contract length
12 months, with the prospect of permanent employment
Security clearance
A or B-level security investigation conducted by the General Intelligence and Se
Relocation
No